FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation has the right to make itself known in order to foster vocations and seek candidates.” (Con. 171) Deceased: Br. Michael Oleksiewicz, 1942, Chicago, USA Birthdays: Fr. Michael Yohana Henrico Kachwele, 1990, Tanzania For the Church, our Holy Father, and for our local ordinary. For vocations to the Congregation […]
FOCAL POINT: “The Community shall offer Mass once a month in each house for the following intentions: for the Holy Father; for blessings for our Congregation; for living and deceased benefactors and parents of members of the Congregation; for the deceased members of the Congregation; and for vocations to the consecrated life and priesthood.” (Con. […]
FOCAL POINT: “One hundred Masses will be celebrated for each deceased member or novice of the Congregation.” (Con. 74) Deceased: Cl. Kazimierz Szyberna, 1905, Mentorella, Italy Birthday: Fr. Wladyslaw Tarnowski, 1934, Poland For our country, for civil rulers on the local and national levels. The second reading for today’s Mass encourages that […]
FOCAL POINT: “Mass shall be offered in each House for the Ordinary of the diocese on the anniversary of his ordination as Bishop.” (Con. 75) Birthdays: Fr. Andre Malta Martins, 1979, Brazil Fr. Tomasz Koperek, 1984, Poland Ordination: Fr. Patrick Aiello, 1956, Canada For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for […]
FOCAL POINT: “Mass will be offered in each House for the Superior General and for the Provincial or Regional Superior on the anniversary of their election.” (Con. 76) Deceased: Fr. Ignatius Perius, 1926, Louisville, USA Birthday: Fr. Michal Szlachciak, 1984, Poland For the grace to imitate our Founders. For all of those […]
FOCAL POINT: “The feasts of the Resurrection, the Immaculate Conception, the Assumption and Our Lady of Sorrows are considered Community feasts and are to be celebrated in a solemn manner. On the vigil of these feasts, each religious should offer some form of mortification.” (Con. 78) Deceased: Fr. Mitchell Tadla, 1984, Chicago, USA Fr. […]
FOCAL POINT: “Since the Congregation is dedicated to the Lord’s Paschal Mystery, it strives to live the new life and hope of this mystery in every phase of its apostolic life, so that the religious achieve their own resurrection and that of society.” (Con. 191) Deceased: Fr. Steven Dabkowski, 1917, St. Louis, USA […]
FOCAL POINT: “Apostolic endeavors always take into account the demands of a changing world and the needs of the contemporary Church as well as the needs of community life.” (Con. 191) Deceased: Fr. Waclaw Nowacki, 1895, Krakow, Poland Br. Rajmund Jaszczynski, 1939, Warsaw, Poland Fr. James O’Connor, 1969, La Paz, Bolivia Fr. Walter Strub, […]
FOCAL POINT: “Faith is the necessary condition for effective apostolic activity. The religious are to pray for this faith along with the apostles: ‘Lord, increase our faith’ (Luke 17:5). This faith will permeate the religious’ entire life, mobilizing his efforts in the apostolate.” (Con. 193) Deceased: Fr. Czeslaw Falkiewicz, 1974, Vienna, Austria Fr. Tadeusz […]
FOCAL POINT: “Under the pressure of apostolic activity, the Resurrectionist will maintain a unity in his work and spirituality.” (Con. 194) Deceased: Fr. Joseph Zwierzycki, 1963, Chicago, USA Fr. Ernest Schumacher, 2001, Louisville, USA Bishop Ordination: Bishop Wesley Spiewak, 2015, Bermuda For the Church, our Holy Father, and for our local ordinary. […]
FOCAL POINT: “Christ lives and acts in him and he grows in Christ through his ministry” (Con. 194) For our Congregation, Father General and his curia, the provincial/regional superiors and their councils, and for our local superior. For novices, seminarians and for vocations to the Congregation. For the protection of the Guardian Angels upon […]
FOCAL POINT: “He loves people with the love of Christ, and he is concerned for their spiritual welfare.” (Con. 194) Deceased: Fr. Terrance McGuire, 2015, Kitchener, Canada For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors, and for the one who will die first among us. For the gift of wisdom for our superiors. That […]
